Blazing Ties II

GASP! Why who is that sharp dressed man there?? The shirt, so blue. The skin, so painfully white. The tie, so, how shall I say? Deco? A lovely silver/silverish number, with a shiny portion up top revealed sliver by sliver. It's by some French dude. Lamont or something. My only complaint is that the transition should be lower. Oh well, can't have it all.

Real price: $40
C21 Price: $12
Sale Price: $6


Quote of the day: "Man, if the Empire State Building were to wear a tie, that would totally be it."

Tie Wars I

A note before beginning. Two shirt were also purchased in the midst of this frenzy and this should be noted, as shopping sprees, if anything, should be properly documented. That said, feast your eyes on this!
Note the subtlety, the understated nature of its silvery grey goodness. Bask in the fact that yes, this is indeed a "Perry Ellis Slim Tie" and therefore hip and yet in a respectable, not a dirty bum from Williamsburg and not in anyway ironic. Marvel at the tastefully sized diagonal strips of goodness. Frolic in the gaiety of savings of nearly $50. Frolic I say. You're not frolicking hard enough! More gaiety now!

Original price: $64
C21 price: $24
Sale price: $12

Neckware Galore!!!

My first paycheck resulted in a shopping spree of titanic proportions. Huge. Like nearly $500 big.
Which would have broken the bank several times over if I had not been expertly guided to an amazing store that apparently just sells stuff that falls off the back of a truck. That's the only explanation. I saved like $300 and got 6 awesome ties out of the deal. SIX!

So, my promise to my many many readers: a week long tie event! a stupendous sartorial celebration of unbelievable magnitude! A whole week!

First one to come.... TONIGHT!

Down the Hole

I went here today and yesterday:


The great thing about my job is this: I get a badge, a hardhat and vest. Then I get to go anywhere I want, talk to whoever I think it would be fun to talk to and in general just be a sponge and look at everything happening. The best thing of all is that I get to learn everything relating to this. And when I move to another project, I get to learn everything there is to know about the work going on there. It's like going to school but getting paid for it.
In other news, went out for drinks with my coworkers for the first time. We went to a dive. An awesome dive where the cushions are fashioned out of a delicate balance of duct tape an fluff. This pleases me greatly.

Invasion of the Cinnabons

About 3 or 4 years ago I was working in Brooklyn doing renovations and the like. For about three days, over portions of Manhattan and the *ahem* outer boroughs, a delicious smell prompted calls to 311 (and ridiculously, 911). The debate is still on to what the smell precisely resembled. Some say pancake syrup, others fresh baked cinnamon buns. That's irrelevant. I was mostly amused by the very fact that people were getting stress out about it. Besides the question of who the considerate terrorist is that unleashed pleasantly scented poisoned gas, I want to know why I live in a city where a good number of residents become concerned when the air starts to smell pleasant. Poison me with syrup fumes, and I shall die with a smile on my face.

Apparently the smell was floating around again late last night. Mark my words, in 10 years all those who sniffed the wonder gas will have super powers. That or it's a harbinger of a giant Cinnabon invasion. And I for one would like to take this opportunity to welcome our deliciously warm and gooey new overlords.

Second day of work out of the way. Been thrown in to see if I can swim. So far I'm doing much better than if I had to swim!

First Day of Work

I officially join the workforce today, an event that is both quite exciting and just a wee bit nerve racking all at the same time, mostly because I'm not quite sure what to expect. But I go in style, thanks to my wonderful girlfriend, complete with new bag, new tie, business cards, and delicious high class coffee in my stomach.
Woot!